tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post1613277885397910086..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: What's Love Got To Do With It?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-617749122394094022010-07-15T09:36:59.512-05:002010-07-15T09:36:59.512-05:00If I had extra copies I'd send 'em to you ...If I had extra copies I'd send 'em to you Rachel! Anne Shirley would be very upset that you spelled her name without an e :-) I;ll keep an eye out at book fairs and bazaars and try to find you a set of the books...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-63331769041911069632010-07-15T07:51:15.325-05:002010-07-15T07:51:15.325-05:00I agree with Michelle. Only, my adolescent self al...I agree with Michelle. Only, my adolescent self always thought old Henry was a jerk. lololol. As for now? I see him more as the guy who pushed Eliza to be more than she ever could, and to find herself. Which IS much more romantic than the lamppost guy. ;-)<br /><br />--and I don't know what Michelle is referring to, Obama is pretty hot...Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-13966020954139727132010-07-15T06:34:21.799-05:002010-07-15T06:34:21.799-05:00Deniz - ah, yes, of course, Jamie and Claire! And ...Deniz - ah, yes, of course, Jamie and Claire! And I really should get around to reading Ann of Green Gables, one day ... :-)<br /><br />Kristen, yes, you make perfect sense, caffeinated or not. (g) <br />And Henry Higgins vs the Soppy Dude ... see, I always thought Eliza got it right. As Michelle Obama said (in a Vanity Fair this year) "cute doesn't last."Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-46388699399047119782010-07-14T08:38:27.167-05:002010-07-14T08:38:27.167-05:00Oh, I've always loved the banter between Han a...Oh, I've always loved the banter between Han and Leia! Especially that bit. Hehe. And yeah, Han -fans self. HOT. <br /><br />A dicey thing, the romantic subplot. Because as you said, if there is no point to it, it feels gratuitous. I wonder if the examples you listed work because the story centers around the most defining points in the protag's life. As falling in love (or finding one's soul mate) is one of the definitive points in a life, it seems natural that it should happen as well. Make any sense? I haven't yet had my coffee. :)<br /><br />-you know, when I was a kid, I always wondered why Audrey had any interest in that whiny old guy when that cute one was singing about her on the street corner. lolololKristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-29887759645364301392010-07-14T08:16:43.905-05:002010-07-14T08:16:43.905-05:00Er, besides Jamie and Claire? :-)
Anne Shirley and...Er, besides Jamie and Claire? :-)<br />Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe come to mind, partly because I just reread their stories and partly because they took so darn long to get together that it's very satisfying when they do; but meanwhile each of them are having full and complete lives on the side beforehand.<br />I also really loved Helen MacInnes' Friends and Lovers, which takes place in the 30s or so but doesn't feel jaded at all.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com